Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Impact of Schemas01:30

Impact of Schemas

185
Schemas are cognitive structures that provide a framework for interpreting and organizing social information. They help individuals navigate complex environments by offering expectations about people, events, and behaviors. Schemas influence attention, encoding, and retrieval processes, thereby shaping the entire trajectory of information processing in social contexts.Attention and Cognitive LoadDuring initial attention, schemas function as filters that prioritize schema-consistent information,...
185

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Dynamic changes in spatial representation within the posterior parietal cortex in response to visuomotor adaptation.

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)·2022
Same author

Fabry's disease cardiomyopathy.

Internal medicine journal·2011
Same journal

Low prevalence targets are primarily missed due to mind wandering.

Attention, perception & psychophysics·2026
Same journal

An introduction to the special issue celebrating Mary A. Peterson.

Attention, perception & psychophysics·2026
Same journal

Properties of the threshold stimulus exposure duration (TSED) measure of visual search efficiency.

Attention, perception & psychophysics·2026
Same journal

Auditory selective attention in depth: Investigating directional dependency across front, lateral, and rear spaces.

Attention, perception & psychophysics·2026
Same journal

Dissociations between stereoacuity and visual acuity with binocular night vision goggles.

Attention, perception & psychophysics·2026
Same journal

Reward-based prioritization and perceptual feature effects on attentional flexibility in working memory.

Attention, perception & psychophysics·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jan 10, 2026

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments
13:00

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

Published on: January 23, 2017

10.3K

Task-irrelevant semantic grouping influences attentional allocation.

E R Robbins1,2, J C Nah3, D Dubbelde4

  • 1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, The George Washington University, 2013 H St. NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA. erobbins105@gwu.edu.

Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
|November 20, 2025
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Task-irrelevant semantic features bias visual attention through grouping. Visual search is more efficient within semantically related object groups, demonstrating attention goes beyond simple perceptual grouping.

Keywords:
AutomaticityGrouping and SegmentationPerceptual organization

More Related Videos

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets
08:45

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets

Published on: December 5, 2014

9.6K
Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking
05:58

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Published on: August 29, 2018

9.3K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jan 10, 2026

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments
13:00

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

Published on: January 23, 2017

10.3K
A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets
08:45

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets

Published on: December 5, 2014

9.6K
Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking
05:58

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Published on: August 29, 2018

9.3K

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception
  • Attention Studies

Background:

  • Task-irrelevant object features, like meaning, can influence attention.
  • Previous research suggests low-level features group visual input, aiding search.
  • The role of high-level semantic features in attentional grouping remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if task-irrelevant semantic features bias attention via a grouping mechanism.
  • To compare semantic grouping with low-level perceptual grouping in visual search tasks.
  • To determine if semantic relatedness enhances search efficiency in visual arrays.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed visual search tasks with stimuli varying in grouping properties (color squares, grayscale objects, color objects).
  • Stimuli were arranged in groups of equal and unequal sizes, with task-irrelevant items.
  • Search efficiency was measured based on reaction times and accuracy in locating a target item.

Main Results:

  • Search efficiency was similar across equal-sized groups, regardless of feature type.
  • In unequal-sized groups, color squares and grayscale objects showed less efficient search in larger groups (perceptual grouping).
  • Color objects in unequal-sized groups showed more efficient search in larger semantically related groups, indicating semantic bias.

Conclusions:

  • Semantic features can bias attention through grouping, similar to low-level perceptual features.
  • Complex stimuli with semantic information can guide attention beyond basic perceptual organization.
  • High-level semantic grouping enhances visual search efficiency, particularly in complex visual environments.